Chair



J. NICHOLS.

(No Model.)

GHAIR.

No. 410,567. Patented Sept. 3. 1889..

N PETERS. Pholtrblhcgnp UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.IOIIN NICHOLS, OF BALDW'INSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,567, datedSeptember 3, 1889.

Application filed May 3, 1889- To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN NICHOLS, of Baldwinsville, in the county of\Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an in'iprovement in chairs; and it consists,first, in the combination of an ordinary chair having a hollow back, anda slide for closing the opening in the back with a childs chair, whichis hinged to the back of the ordinary chair and adapted to be closed uptherein or lowered into position for use after the slide has beenremoved.

Second. It also consists in the combination, with an ordinary chairhaving ahollow back, of a childs chair which can be closed upinto theback or lowered into position ready for use, with a pivoted box or traywhich can be lowered and brought in front of the child as it sits uponthe small chair, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to combine with an ordinary dining-chair achilds chair, which after having been used can be closed up in the backof the dining-chair, so as to disappear entirely from view, and thushave a chair always ready for use either for a grown person or a child,as may be preferred.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section,of a chair whichembodies my invention, and showing the childs chair in position readyfor use. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, showing the childschair folded up into the back of the dining-chair, taken upon the dottedline a b of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken through theback upon the dotted line 0 (Z of Fig. 2.

A represents an ordinary dining'chair of any desired construction, andwhich has a hollow back 13. The rear side of this back is closed by anysuitable flexible material C, while the front of the back is closed byaslide D, which is entirely removable from the chair.

This slide is intended to he removed entirely Serial No. 309,504. (N0model.)

from the chair when the childs chair is to be lowered into position, orwhen the childs chair is to be closed up out of the way, as shown inFig. 2. This slide forms that portion of the back of the chair againstwhich the back of the person sitting in the chair bears, and closes theopening into the back after the childs chair has been lowered intoposition, as shown in Fig. 1. The top of this slide D catches over thetop cross-piece E of the back of the chair A, and is provided with alatch or catch F of any suitable construction, so as to prevent theslide from becoming accidentally displaced while moving the chairaround.

Secured to the inner side of each one of the vertical portions'of theback of the chair A is a grooved guide or way G, in which the slidemoves, and by means of which the slide is held rigidly in position. Asabove stated, this slide is onlyremoved for the purpose of bringing thechilds chair into or returning it to position, and then the slide is atonce replaced.

Hinged to the lower cross-piece II of the back is the seat I of thechilds chair, which is provided with folding legs J which are pivoted tothe under side of the seat, and which are adapted to be turned down intoa vertical position and bear against the top of the seat of the chair A,or be closed up inside of the seat of the childs chair, as shown.

Between the lower ends of the folding legs J is pivoted a board K, whichalso rests upon the top of the seat of the chair A when turned down,s0as to prevent the childs feet from coming in contact therewith. Thisboard closes up in between the legs, as shown in Fig. 2, when the childschair is folded back out of the way.

Also hinged to the seat of the childs chair are the arms L, which can beopened into a vertical position, or closed down upon the top of the seatof the childs chair, according as to whether the childs chair is foldedback out of the way or is lowered ready for use. On the inner end ofeach one of these arms is a stud or projection R, which enters intoahole made in the slide D, so as to lock the arms rigidly in position. Inorder to have these proj ections enter these holes, the seat of thechilds chair must be lowered somewhat at its outer free edge until theslide has been returned to position, and when the seat of the childschair is raised into a horizontal position these projections enter theholes prepared for them in the slide.

Also pivoted to the back of the chairA are the two arms N, to the outerfree ends of which is rigidly secured the tray 0. When the childs chairis not in use, this tray is closed down into the position shown in Fig.2, and then forms a part of the back of the chair A; but when the childschair is brought into use this tray is raised, so as to be brought infront of the child. The tray can be used or not,

just as may be preferred. If the child is to be placed at a table thetray will not be needed. Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1.The combination of an ordinary chair having a hollow or recessed back, afolding childs chair which is adapted to be closed therein, and aremovable slide which is placed therein in front of the childs chairafter it has been returned to position, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an ordinary chair having a hollow or recessedback, the grooves or guides secured to opposite inner edges of thisback, a slide which is placed in the guides, the seat of the childschair hinged to the back of the chair A and provided with folding armsand legs or supports, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN NICHOLS.

\Vitnesses:

JULIETTE E. SYNYER, THATOHER B. DUNN.

